formalising BrE
formalizing AmE

Following the formalising of sovereignty, the organised and structured flow of migrants from Great Britain and Ireland began.

Another example of the committee's work during the Bovis/Manchester Joint Hospitals project is the formalising of the procedure for stopping work due to imminent danger.

By 782, in response to this increased formalising and application of militant Christianity, Wittikind returned again from his refuge in pagan Denmark and summoned the northern tribes to revolt.

Some Italian commentators say this is just a formalising of changes agreed at least a year ago, which were designed to increase the amount the Bank of Italy earned on money it holds for banks, others saying it's a new way of raising money.

In 1981, one of the key objectives of the newly appointed Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General J.J. Geldenhuys, SSA, SD, SM, was the formalising of 44 Parachute Brigade.

Despite the formalizing of the ban, few travel officials expect the number of American visitors to Cuba to decline.

Companies have complained that meeting the requirement, which technically took effect on Jan. 1, involves elaborate analysis and a formalizing of benefit plans that in many cases would require companies with only a handful of employees to hire expensive consultants.